Changes in the ground flora in Wytham Woods, southern England from 1974 to 1991 - Implications for nature conservation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 871-880

  Kirby, K J ^a   Thomas, R C ^a  

^a English Nature   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deer browsing; Ellenberg value; Forest; Monitoring; Rubus fruticosus; Soil eutrophication

Indexed keywords

FLORA; NATURE CONSERVATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND(OXFORDSHIRE); UNITED KINGDOM; WYTHAM WOODS;

AJUGA REPTANS; ANGELICA SYLVESTRIS; ARUM MACULATUM; BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; CIRCAEA LUTETIANA; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; MERCURIALIS PERENNIS; POA TRIVIALIS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 0034484635     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236557     Document Type: Article

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